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Executive and Legislative documents laid before the General Assembly of North-Carolina [1869; 1870]

1869-'70,] Document No. 26. 55
somewhat out of repair, but comfortable. Seventy acres of
medium quality land belong to the poorhouse tract, of which
twenty-five are in cultivation ; corn, peas, potatoes and cotton
are raised and used for the benefit of the poorhouse ; also cab-bage,
turnips, beets and all vegetables ordinarily raised in
gardens. The ashes and manures are used in improving the
land. The overseer is Mr. George W. Hayes ; lie receives for
his services, $6.00 per month for each adult, and $4.00 for
every child six years old and under, besides the use of the
farm, ifcc. Dr. O. B. Savage is the physician ; lie charges a
dollar a visit.
PKISON.
The county prison is built of brick and wood, size 30x18
feet. The building has two stories—two rooms and three cells.
The size of the rooms is as follows: First room, 18x12 feet;
second, 12x10 ; the cells are ten feet square, five windows
below, four feet by two inches, and three above, two feet eight
inches by two feet two inches. There are no arrangements for
heating in winter, but there is not much sufifering from cold.
The prisoners have all the bedding and covering that is neces-sary.
Males and females confined separate. Water is fur-nished
as often as required ; no specified amount ot food ; the
prisoners eat as much as they want. The prison is kept clean
by scouring and washing, the excrement being carried ofi" by
spouts.
GRANVILLE COUNTY.
POORHOUSE.
The poorhouse is situated one and a half miles from the
county seat, and consists of four brick buildings and one wooden
one. The size of the brick buildings is 36x18 and they con-tain
two rooms each, and that of the wooden one 20x30 and it

1869-'70,] Document No. 26. 55
somewhat out of repair, but comfortable. Seventy acres of
medium quality land belong to the poorhouse tract, of which
twenty-five are in cultivation ; corn, peas, potatoes and cotton
are raised and used for the benefit of the poorhouse ; also cab-bage,
turnips, beets and all vegetables ordinarily raised in
gardens. The ashes and manures are used in improving the
land. The overseer is Mr. George W. Hayes ; lie receives for
his services, $6.00 per month for each adult, and $4.00 for
every child six years old and under, besides the use of the
farm, ifcc. Dr. O. B. Savage is the physician ; lie charges a
dollar a visit.
PKISON.
The county prison is built of brick and wood, size 30x18
feet. The building has two stories—two rooms and three cells.
The size of the rooms is as follows: First room, 18x12 feet;
second, 12x10 ; the cells are ten feet square, five windows
below, four feet by two inches, and three above, two feet eight
inches by two feet two inches. There are no arrangements for
heating in winter, but there is not much sufifering from cold.
The prisoners have all the bedding and covering that is neces-sary.
Males and females confined separate. Water is fur-nished
as often as required ; no specified amount ot food ; the
prisoners eat as much as they want. The prison is kept clean
by scouring and washing, the excrement being carried ofi" by
spouts.
GRANVILLE COUNTY.
POORHOUSE.
The poorhouse is situated one and a half miles from the
county seat, and consists of four brick buildings and one wooden
one. The size of the brick buildings is 36x18 and they con-tain
two rooms each, and that of the wooden one 20x30 and it